Cara Williams
Acting
Biography
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Cara Williams was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Billy's Mother in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for her role as Gladys Porter on the television series Pete and Gladys, which ran from 1960-1962 and for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Cara Williams
Laura
1944
Boomerang!
1947
Filmography
Acting (22)
1978
The One Man Juryas Nancy
5.4
1977
The White Buffaloas Cassie Ollinger
6.0
1971
Doctors' Wivesas Maggie Gray
4.9
1963
The Man from the Diners' Clubas Sugar Pye
5.8
1959
Never Steal Anything Smallas Winnipeg Simmons
8.2
1958
The Defiant Onesas Billy's mother
7.1
1957
The Helen Morgan Storyas Dolly Evans
5.3
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegasas Kelly Donavan
4.5
1954
The Great Diamond Robberyas Maggie Drumman
10.0
1953
The Girl Next Dooras Rosie Green
5.0
1949
Knock on Any Dooras Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
6.2
1948
The Saxon Charmas Dolly Humber
4.6
1948
Sitting Prettyas Secretary (uncredited)
7.1
1947
Boomerang!as Irene Nelson
7.0
1945
The Spideras Wanda Vann
5.6
1945
Don Juan Quilliganas Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
7.0
1944
Something for the Boysas Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
6.3
1944
Lauraas Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
7.6
1944
In the Meantime, Darlingas Ruby Mae Sayre
6.8
1943
Happy Landas Gretchen Barry
7.1
1942
Girls' Townas Ethel
10.0
1941
Wide Open Townas Joan Stuart
6.5